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State Standards

RI GSE LS2 (9-11)

Context of Lesson

This is the final lesson in the unit "Human Impact on Narragansett Bay". In this lesson, students will be given the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learning through out this unit. Students will present to the class their informational brochures. They will also take a unit test for the second half of the period.

Opportunities to Learn

Depth of Knowledge
Level 1
  • Define and identify various ways in which humans have impacted the bay
  • Recall topics discussed in this unit and discuss them on the exam.
Level 2
  • Summarize various topics discussed in class and present them to class through presentation of informational brochure.

Prerequisite Knowledge
Students should have had experience with several issues in ecology. They should have a grasp on the following topics:
  • Food webs and energy transfer through the food web
  • Endemic species in Narragansett Bay
  • Invasive species
  • Various ways in which humans alter the environment, leading to habitat destruction
  • Sources and types of pollution
  • Greenhouse effect
  • Global warming and it's impacts

Plans for Differentiating Instruction
Students will be assessed for this unit in a variety of methods. They will create visual presentations, with written information on them as well as take a unit test to evaluate their mastery of the content.

Accommodations and modifications
  • Student A: Accommodation needed for writing skills and comprehension of directions. Explicit instructions and verbal directions will also be given to check for understanding. Accommodation can be offered to all students.
  • Other accommodations or modifications will be made according to IEP protocol.

Environmental factors
  • Classroom setting

Materials
  • Student brochures
  • Final Assessment Test

Objectives

Students will be able to...
  • present brochures
  • Take unit test

Instruction

Opening
  • Students to sit down at seats and quietly review for test
Engagement
Closure
  • When students are done taking the test, ask them to reflect on ways that they can help the environment themselves.
  • Point them to local resources such a Save the Bay, DEM and Audubon Society

Assessment

  • Summative Assessments:
  • Unit quiz and Informational Brochure

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